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Evanston Considers Adding Additional Taxes To Fund Cash-Strapped Reparations Program

The Chicago suburb says current taxes are not enough to cover millions of dollars of promised payments.

A street sign reads "Welcome to Evanston" in the predominantly Black 5th Ward in Evanston, Illinois. The Chicago suburb is looking to raise taxes to pay for reparations to Black residents.
A street sign reads "Welcome to Evanston" in the predominantly Black 5th Ward in Evanston, Illinois. The Chicago suburb is looking to raise taxes to pay for reparations to Black residents. AP/Shafkat Anowar